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https://turnto10.com/news/local/tidewater-landing-project-begins-next-phase-with-housing-public-amenities-seekonk-river-centreville-bank-stadium-tax-agreement-riverfront-pedestrian-may-8-2026 Per this reporting, current plan is for work to begin on extending the river walk this summer and...

Amtrak is back on its normal schedule between Boston and NYC after the disruption due to the overpass debris falling onto the tracks in Cranston.

The District Park Pavilion by the pedestrian bridge is gearing up for a May opening. Will house the Guild Brewery (which had run the outdoor beer garden at the park) and a Seven Stars bakery and coffee operation...

RI biking update - East Bay Bike Path Bridges in Barrington & Warren to open Monday...

The neighboring city of Pawtucket went this path several decades ago. It converted its Slater Park Zoo into a farmyard type experience. Got rid of its elephant, polar bear, lions, bears, monkeys, and tigers. Hard to believe today but for a long time, the connected city string of Providence...

While the Brown main undergraduate campus is a few blocks away on the hill on the east side, the school presently also has quite a bit of property on the western side on the river in the downtown area which is primarily associated with its med school. This includes class space, faculty offices...

The nearby former 11 story bank hq tower of RI Hospital Trust (built 1920) was converted to college use. It today houses the library on lower floors and dorm rooms on the upper floors for RISD.

The city would not like tax exempt Brown taking it off the tax rolls.

Mathewson Street contains a shelter for the homeless run by a church. It is right across from the boutique Hotel Providence. That is why you saw what you did along that stretch. Many that frequent the shelter hang around outside it on that block.

The loss of the PawSox was not on Pawtucket. It did everything it could. It was the politics at the statehouse that allowed the team to move. The prime person responsible for their departure was Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello. Gov Raimondo supported a move to keep the team but did...

Sometimes perspective is good when evaluating things. The new CF High School will be a big improvement over its predecessor. It was crammed onto its site with little open space surrounding it. Had no outdoor athletic space for phys-ed and scarce parking mostly limited to a small lot built...

It is actually amusing that posters are using the term remote looking for something in Central Falls. The 1.2 square mile city has about 23k residents making it one of the most densely populated areas in New England. Nearly every sf of land in the city is developed with much of it devoted to...

Classes begin at new Central Falls High School https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/blackstone-valley/classes-begin-at-new-central-falls-high-school/

Photo taken today 02-28-2026 of the 140 unit 125 Goff Project. The train station parking lot is in the foreground.

Photo from today 2-28-2026

The blizzard delayed the opening which had been scheduled this past week. This photo taken today shows the completed building

https://whatsupnewp.com/2026/02/state-to-apply-for-funds-to-upgrade-rail-traffic-in-southern-rhode-island/

Mark replied that it was taken by a drone launched from Collier Park on the waterfront just south east of the junction of Routes 195 and 95.

It looks to have been taken right by Rte 195 close to where it meets Rte 95. Rte 195 is elevated there so I would think it may possibly have been taken from the highway.

https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/pawtucket-building-on-riverfront-momentum-with-pedestrian-access-other-steps/article_48a2a81e-e6b4-4844-874b-21fe65fe2ce1.html This basically confirms that the pedestrian bridge over the river is still planned and it will be a part of the Blackstone River Bikeway